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No.  6. 

THE  MILITARY  TRACT 

NORMAL 

SCHOOL  QUARTERLY 

June,  1910 


CONTENTS 

Courses  of  Study 
in  the 

Normal  and  Academic  Divisions 
of  the 

Western  Illinois  State  Normal  School 


Published  by  the  Trustees  of  the  Western  Illinois  State  Normal 
School,  Macomb,  Illinois. 

[Entered  as  second  class  matter,  April  17, 1909,  at  the  postofflce  at  Macomb,  Illinois, 
under  the  act  of  July  16, 1894.] 


Campus  August  14,  1900 


THE  BOARD  OF  TRUSTEES 


EX-OFFICIO— THE  SUPERINTENDENT 
OF  PUBLIC  INSTRUCTION, 
FRANCIS  G.  BLAIR, 
Springfield. 


Appointed  by  the  Governor 


LOUIS  H.  HANNA. 
FRED  R.  JELLIFF. 
JOHN  M.  KEEFER 

J.  F.  MAINS 

JOHN  A.  MEAD.... 


. . .Monmouth 
. . Galesburg 

Macomb 

Stronghurst 
— Augusta 


OFFICERS  OF  THE  BOARD 


.President 

.Secretary 

Treasurer 


LOUIS  H.  HANNA 
JOHN  A.  MEAD... 
ALBERT  EADS 


Summer  Term  1910 


The  Faculty 


Alfred  Bayliss,  M.  S.,  {Hillsdale), 

PRINCIPAL. 

Samuel  B.  Hursh,  A.  M.,  (Lombard), 

VICE  PRINCIPAL 
English. 

Caroline  M.  Grote, 

Dean  or  Women 

*Frederick  G.  Bonser,  M.  S.,  {University  of  Illinois), 

Education. 

J.  E.  McGilvrey,  a.  B.,  {University  of  Indiana), 

Education. 

IDavid  L.  Arnold,  A.  M.,  {Leland  Stanford,  Jr.), 

Mathematics. 

Robert  M.  Ginnings,  A.  M.,  {University  of  Missouri) 
Oliver  M.  Dickerson,  Ph.  D.,  {University  of  Illinois), 

History. 

John  P.  Drake,  A.  M.,  (Wesleyan), 

Physical  Science. 

John  T.  Johnson,  A.  B.,  (University  of  Illinois), 

Biology. 

Herbert  Bassett,  B.  S.,  (University  of  Illinois), 

Geography. 

Susie  B.  Davis,  A.  M.,  (Milton), 

Reading. 

Maud  Shamel, 

Music. 

Jessie  Buckner, 

Drawing. 

Louis  H.  Burch, 

Manual  Arts. 

Eva  Colby, 

Household  Arts. 

Nina  B.  Lamkin,  B.  L.,  (University  of  Illinois), 

Physical  Education. 

Martha  J.  Hanna,  A.  B.,  (Monmouth), 

Latin. 


* Resigned  March  21,  1910. 
t Resigned  Sept.  20,  1909. 


Blenda  Olson,  A.  M.,  {Teacher's  College,  Columbia), 

German  and  History. 

Lots  Coffey, 

Assistant  to  the  Principal. 

W.  Glen  Lewis,  {B.  Pd.  Ypsilanti,  B.  S.  Teacher's  College,  Columbia), 

Science  and  Mathematics. 

Cora  M.  Hamilton, 

Head  Training  Teacher,  7th  and  8th  Grades. 

Blanche  E.  Campbell, 

Training,  5th  and  6th  Grades. 

Helen  M.*  Atkinson,  A.  B.,  {University  of  Illinois), 

Training,  3rd  and  4th  Grades, 

Bertha  M.  Bentley, 

Training,  1st  and  2nd  Grades. 

Gladys  Fishleigh, 

Assistant  in  Training  School. 

Francis  P.  Taft, 

Assistant  in  Manual  Arts. 

Margaret  Dunbar,  B.  L.,  {Monmouth),  B.  L.  S.,  {University  of  Illinois), 

Librarian. 

Fanny  R.  Jackson,  A.  B.,  {Eockford),  B.  L.  S.,  {University  of  Illinois), 

Assistant  Librarian. 


HOKMJiL  SCHOOL  QUAIiTEIiLY 


Vol  /. 


June,  1910 


Humber  6 


This  number  of  the  Quarterly  is  intended  for  the  use  of  students  and 
for  the  information  of  those  who,  perceiving  the  increasing  demand  for 
trained  teachers,  are  planning  to  attend  a Normal  school. 

General  Information 

The  Western  Illinois  State  Normal  School  was  established  April  24, 1899. 
In  the  language  of  the  law,  its  purpose  is  “to  qualify  teachers  for  the  com- 
mon schools  of  this  State  by  imparting  instruction  in  the  Art  of  Teaching 
in  all  branches  of  study  which  pertains  to  a common  school  education,  and 
such  other  studies  as  the  board  of  trustees  may  from  time  to  time  prescribe.’’ 

The  school  was  located  at  Macomb,  August  14,  1900.  The  site,  compris- 
ing nearly  sixty  acres,  was  presented  to  the  State  by  citizens  of  Macomb 
and  vicinity,  and  at  the  present  time,  the  campus  is  not  excelled  in  beauty 
by  any  in  the  State.  The  building,  erected  at  a cost  of  over  $400,000,  is 
substantial,  beautiful,  and  well  adapted  to  Normal  school  purposes. 

The  Library 

The  library  of  over  10,000  bound  volumes  has  been  selected  with  the 
greatest  care,  with  reference  to  the  direct  needs  of  the  school.  It  is  pri- 
marily a reference  library,  and  is  under  the  direction  and  oversight  of  two 
skilled  librarians,  one  of  whom  is  always  ready  to  assist  students  in  its 
proper  use.  About  a hundred  periodicals  and  newspapers^are  kept  on  file 
in  the  reading  room. 


Laboratories 

The  laboratories  and  work  rooms  for  biological  studies,  physics,  chem- 
istry, geography,  drawing,  manual  training,  and  the  household  arts  are  all 
equipped  with  suitable  apparatus  and  materials  for  work.  Abundant  space 
has  been  set  apart  for  the  experiment  station  used  by  advanced  students  in 
Agriculture,  and  suitable  school  gardens  are  available  for  the  pupils  in  the 
elementary  school  and  for  other  industrial  purposes. 

Illustrative  Material 

Collections  of  bulletins,  pamphlets,  charts  and  pictures,  art  collections, 
geographical  and  other  materials  for  first  hand  study  are  large,  and  increas- 
ing very  rapidly. 


The  Long  Bridge  in  Summer  Time 


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Student  Activities 

The  students’  Y.  M.  C.  A.  has  had  about  one  hundred  active  naembers 
this  year,  and  the  Y.  W.  C.  A.  has  nearly  twice  that  number. 

The  Amateurian,  Emersonian,  and  Platonian  literary  societies  are  all 
wide  awake  and  furnish  abundant  opportunities  for  practice  in  writing, 
public  speaking,  debate,  parliamentary  usage,  and  dramatic  art. 

The  school  is  a member  of  the  Oratorical  League  of  State  Normal 
Schools.  The  Mendelssohn  club  provides  an  excellent  opportunity  in  chorus 
singing  and  gives  two  or  more  concerts  a year.  It  is  under  the  direction  of 
the  Teacher  of  Music. 


Students’  Sports 

In  addition  to  the  required  and  elective  work  in  the  gymnasium,  out- 
door sports  are  encouraged  and  assisted.  The  play  ground  is  an  unusually 
fine  one,  with  provision  for  tennis,  base  ball,  foot  ball,  archery,  and  field 
and  track  work.  The  “Neighborhood”  and  home  Field  Days  are  among 
the  events  of  the  year. 


Student  Publications 

As  a part  of  the  equipment  of  the  Manual  Training  shops,  the  school 
has  a printing  office  from  which  is  published  “The  Western  Courier”  a 
weekly  paper  managed  and  circulated  by  a board  of  control  comprised  of 
representatives  of  each  class  in  the  school  and  of  the  faculty. 

“The  Sequel”  is  published  annually  by  the  senior  class,  and  is  a picture 
of  the  life  of  the  school  from  the  student  point  of  view.  All  classes  and 
student  organizations  are  contributors. 

The  Normal  School  Quarterly 

The  Military  Tract  Normal  School  Quarterly,  published  four  times  a 
year,  is  furnished  free  to  any  teacher  in  the  schools  of  Illinois,  who  wishes 
to  receive  it. 

The  numbers  so  far  issued  are: 

1. — A Year’s  Work  in  Industrial  and  Social  Problems  in  Grades  I 
and  II. 

2. — A Years’  Work  in  Industrial  and  Social  Problems  in  Grades 
III  and  lY. 

3. — A Year’s  Work  in  Industrial  and  Social  Problems  in  Grades  V 
and  VI. 

4. — A Year’s  Work  in  Industrial  and  Social  Problems  in  Grades  YII 
and  VIII. 

5.  — A Course  of  Study  for  the  Elementary  School. 

The  Organization  of  the  School 

The  school  is  organized  in  three  divisions.  1.  The  Normal  Elemen- 
tary School.  2.  The  Normal  School.  3.  The  Normal  Academic  School. 


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The  Elementary  school  is  organized  as  a complete  common  school  with 
two  or  more  classes  In  each  of  the  grades.  Its  membership  is  limited,  to 
the  number  required  from  time  to  time,  as  a school  of  observation  and  class 
criticism  for  junior  student-teachers  and  as  a school  of  practice  for  ad- 
vanced student-teachers. 

The  Normal  school  is  a technical  school  for  teachers,  the  requirement 
for  admission  to  which  is  satisfactory  evidence  of  the  completion  of  a course 
of  study  covering  a period  of  four  years  in  an  approved  high  school,  or 
equivalent  preparation.  The  course  of  study,  outlined  on  pages  following, 
contains  a fair  proportion  of  study  of  the  theory  and  general  principles  of 
teaching,  reviews  of  subject  matter  of  common  school  subjects  from  the 
point  of  view  of  the  teaching  process— special  method,— practice  teaching, 
and  advanced  academic  study.  The  regular  diploma  of  the  school  is  given 
for  the  completion  of  this  course. 

What  is  termed  the  Country  School  Training  Class  is  a special  sub-nor- 
mal division  to  which  students  who  are  preparing  expressly  to  teach  in  the 
country  schools,  and  who  pledge  themselves  to  do  so,  are  admitted  on  the 
special  recommendation  of  a county  superintendent.  The  work  done  is 
based  upon  the  Illinois  State  Course  of  Study,  and  the  sequence  of  subjects 
is  given  on  page  21.  As  a rule,  we  do  not  advise  students  under  eighteen 
years  of  age  who  have  not  done  at  least  two  years  of  acceptable  high  school 
work  to  take  this  course.  The  time  required  varies,  according  to  the  work- 
ing ability  of  the  student,  from  one  to  two  or  more  years.  To  those  who 
do  the  work  satisfactorily,  a general  certificate  is  given,  and  when  the  pledge 
to  teach  in  the  country  schools  has  been  redeemed,  if  the  holder  wishes  to  enter 
one  of  the  regular  courses,  a credit  equal  to  from  six  to  eight  90-hour  units 
may  be  given.  The  subjects  which  this  work  may  replace  are  not  specified, 
but  determined  after  consultation. 

The  Academic  division  of  the  school  is  organized  for  the  two-fold  pur- 
pose of  complying  with  the  township  scholarship  law,  and  the  accommoda- 
tion of  students  whose  homes  are  in  school  districts  which  do  not  maintain 
an  accredited  high  school.  The  Academic  division  is  accredited  at  the 
University  of  Illinois  and  by  the  North  Central  Association  of  Colleges  and 
Secondary  Schools,  and  it  is  intended  that  the  quality  of  its  work  shall  be 
fully  equal  to  that  of  the  superior  high  schools  in  Illinois.  The  course 
of  study  is  given  on  page  13,  of  this  number.  Students  who  complete 
the  course,  and  who  are  credited  with  not  less  than  fifteen  university 
units  of  work,  including  constants,  are  given  the  Academic  Diploma, 
which  enumerates  the  studies  taken  and  the  time  given  to  each  subject. 

Post  Graduate  Courses 

Post  graduate  courses  in  Manual  Training  and  Home  Economics  are 
provided  for  students  preparing  to  teach  either  of  those  subjects.  The  pre- 
requisite for  either  course  is  a Normal  School  diploma,  or  fully  equivalent 
preparation.  The  special  diploma  for  either  of  these  courses  can  be  given 
only  to  those  who  are  believed  to  be  prepared  to  install  and  conduct  courses 
in  one  of  them.  The  work  required  can  be  done  in  one  year  by  strong 
students,  but  oftener  than  not  more  time  may  be  required. 


The  Short  Bridge  in  Summer  Time 


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Correspondence  Study 


No  diploma  or  certificate  can  be  given  for  less  than  one  year's  work  in 
residence,  but  advanced  students  may  often,  while  teaching,  do  satisfactory 
work  in  one  or  more  subjects  in  the  course  of  a school  year.  Sometimes  a 
subject  may  be  well  begun  in  a summer  term  and  finished  during  the  year, 
or  the  reverse.  So  far  we  have  been  able  to  take  care  of  our  correspondence 
students  without  fees.  It  may  soon  become  necessary,  however,  to  charge 
a fee  large  enough  to  cover  the  expense  of  clerical  work  involved. 


Tuition  and  Other  Expenses 


Tuition  is  at  the  rate  of  $6.00  a quarter  for  all  students  except  holders 
of  Township  Scholarships,  and  students  who,  having  completed  a four-year 
high  school  course,  enter  the  Junior  class  for  the  purpose  of  preparing  to 
teach  in  the  schools  of  Illinois,  and  who  pledge  themselves  to  do  so. 

Good  board  and  room  may  be  obtained  in  Macomb,  within  convenient 
walking  distance  of  the  school,  for  $4.00  a week.  A list  of  approved  rooming 
places  is  kept  at  the  office  of  the  Principal. 

The  total  cost  of  books  and  stationery  need  not  exceed  $15.00  per  year. 
Students  should  bring  with  them  such  books  as  they  have.  Additional 
purchases  can  be  made  to  better  advantage  after  their  arrival  at  school. 


Modeled  in  the  Eighth  Grade 


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ACADEMIC  COURSES 
English  Course 

GRADE  IX. 


Autumn 

English  1 
History  1 

Elementary  Science  1 
Drawing  1 
Arithmetic 
Winter 

English  2 
History  2 

Elementary  Science  2 
Manual  Training  1 
Arithmetic 
Spring 

English  3 
Biology  1 
Geography  1 
Music  1 

Algebra  (Mathematics  1) 


Grammar  and  Composition 
Greece 

Facts  in  Chemistry 
Free  Hand 
Elective 

Composition  and  Grammar 
Rome 

Facts  in  Physics 
Elective 

Literature  and  Composition 

Botany 

Physical 

Elective 


Relief  Map  of  Greece.  Moi.ded  by  Annette  Baxter  ’08 


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English  Course 
Grade  x. 


Autumn 

English  4 

Mathematics  1 or  2 
Biology  2 
Music  2 

Winter 

English  5 

Mathematics  2 or  3 
Biology  3 
Drawing  2 

Spring 

English  6 

Mathematics  3 or  4 
Chemistry  1 
Home  Economics  1 


American  Literature 

Algebra 

Zoology 


Poetry 

Algebra 

Physiology 


Rhetoric 

Algebra 

Inorganic 

Foods 


A Pantomime.  John  Alden  and  Priscilla 


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English  Course 

GRADE  XI. 


Autumn 

English  7 
Geography  2 
History  3 
Mathematics  5 
German,  Optional 

Winter 

English  8 
History  4 
Mathematics  6 
Music  3 or  German 

Spring 

English  9 
History  5 
Mathematics  7 
German,  Optional 


Reading 
Regional 
Mediaeval 
Plane  Geometry 


Prose  Literature 
Modern  Europe 
Plane  Geometry 


Dramatic  Literature 

England 

Plane  Geometry 


A Corner  in  the  Geographic  Laboratory 


The  Physical  and  Chemical  Laboratories 


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English  and  Latin  Course.* 

GRADE  XII. 


Autumn 

Biology  4 
German  2 
History  6 

Home  Economics  2 
Latin  4 

Mathematics  4 
Physics  1 

Winter 

Chemistry  2 
English  10 
Geography  3 
German  2 
History  7 
Latin  4 
Mathematics  8 
Physics  2 

Spring 

Drawing  3 
German  2 
History  8 
History  9 
Latin  4 

Manual  Training  3 
Mathematics  9 
Physics  3 


Principles  of  Biology 
Reading  and  Conversation 
Civics 

Sewing  and  Textiles 

Virgil 

Algebra 

Mechanics  and  Heat 


Chemistry  of  Foods 
History  of  Literature 
Commercial  Geography 
Reading  and  Conversation 
Industrial  History 
Virgil,  continued 
Solid  Geometry 
Electricity  and  Magnetism 

History  of  Art 
Reading  and  Composition 
American  History 
History  of  Illinois 
Virgil,  Completed 

Advanced  Arithmetic 
Sound  and  Light 


*Four  subjects  each  quarter.  Students’  selection  to  be  approved  by  the  Principal . 


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ACADEMIC  COURSES 
Latin  Course 

GRADE  IX. 


Autumn 


English  1 
History  1 

Elementary  Science  1 
Latin  1 
Arithmetic 

Winter 

English  2 
History  2 

Elementary  Science  2 
Latin  1 

Spring 

English  3 
Geography  1 
Latin  1 
Music  1 
Algebra 


Grammar  and  Composition 
Greece 

Facts  in  Chemistry 
First  year 
Elective 


Composition  and  Grammar 
Rome 

Facts  in  Physics 
First  year,  ontinued 

Literature  and  Composition 
Physical 

First  year,  completed 
Elective 


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Latin  Course 

GRADE  X. 


Autumn 

English  4 

Mathematics  1 and  2 
Biology  2 
Latin  2 

Winter 

English  5 

Mathematics  2 or  3 
Biology  3 
Latin  2 

Spring 

English  6 

Mathematics  3 or  4 
Chemistry  1 
Latin  2 


American  Literature 

Algebra 

Zoology 

Caesar 


Poetry 
Algebra 
Physiology 
Caesar,  Continued 


Ehetoric 
Algebra 
Inorganic 
Caesar,  Completed 


Story  of  Ulysses;  Making  The  Costumes 


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Latin  Course 


GRADE  XI. 


Autumn 

Geography  2 
History  3 
Latin  3 

Mathematics  5 

Winter 


Kegional 

Mediaeval 

Cicero 

Plane  Geometry 


English  8 
History  4 
Mathematics  6 
Latin  3 
Sprmg 

English  9 

History  5 

Latin  3 

Mathematics  7 

Manual  Training,  Optional. 

German,  Optional. 


Prose  Literature 
Modern  Europe 
Plane  Geometry 
Cicero,  Continued 

Dramatic  Literature 
England 

Cicero,  Completed 
Plane  Geometry 


GRADE  XII. 


(See  page  11) 


Story  of  Ulysses;  Feast  of  the  Gods 


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Description  and  Sequence  of  Academic  Courses. 

BIOUOGICAL  science 


Biology  1.— Botany. 

Prerequisite:  Elementary  Chemistry. 

Biology  2.— Zoology. 

Prerequisites.  Elementary  Chemistry;  Elementary  Physics. 

Biology  3.— Physiology.  A continuation  of  Biology  2. 

Prerequisites:  Biology  2;  Elementary  Physics. 

Biology  4.—  Principles  of  Biology.  A broad  course,  dealing  with  the  esssen- 
tial  evidences,  data  and  factors  of  organic  evolution. 

Prerequisite:  One  year  of  biological  science. 

DRAWING 

Drawing  1.— Free  Hand  Drawing.  Still  life:  Composition,  arrangement, 
symmetry,  etc.  Work  in  pencil,  charcoal,  pen  and  ink,  and  water 
color. 

Drawing  2.— Decorative  Design  and  Modeling.  Ornament  from  geometric 
and  nature  forms;  historic  ornament;  principles  of  harmony,  rhythm, 
balance,  etc.  Working  drawings;  pattern  making;  clay  modeling. 

Prerequisite:  Drawing  1. 

Drawing  3. — The  History  of  Art — A brief  course  in,  correlated  with  general 
History, 

Drawing— Electives.  Special  courses  will  be  offered  suited  to  demands  as 
these  arise,  as  far  as  possible. 

ENGLISH 

English  1.— Grammar  and  Composition.  The  study  of  technical  grammar 
with  practice  in  composition. 

English  2.— Literature  and  Composition.  The  reading  of  classics  from 
which  themes  for  practice  writing  will  be  drawn. 

English  3. — Beading.  Selections  from  standard  literature  for  thought 
study,  appreciation,  and  training  in  expression. 

English  4. — Literature.  Chiefly  American  authors  and  classics.  Poetry 
and  prose  selections  from  Bryant,  Longfellow,  Lowell,  Whittier, 
Hawthorne,  Cooper,  Stevenson. 

English  5. — Poetry.  Milton’s  shorter  poems,  and  selected  pieces  from 
Wordsworth,  Coleridge  and  Tennyson.  A brief  history  of  the  English 
novel.  The  reading  and  analysis  of  one  work  of  fiction. 

English  6.— A Rhetoric  and  Literature.  Special  emphasis  upon  composition 
drawn  mainly  from  literary  matter. 

English  7.— Reading.  Study  of  articulation  and  pronunciation.  Different 
styles  of  selections  for  the  development  of  vocal  energy  and  vocal 
purity.  One  play  of  Shakespeare’s. 

English  8.— English  Literature.  Essays  and  Orations  from  Addison, 


Within  Easy  Walking  Distance  in  Summer 


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De  Quincy,  Macaulay,  Webster  and  Lincoln.  One  written  theme  per 
week. 

English  9.— Dramatic  literature.  Comparison  of  the  ancient  and  modern 
drama.  Two  Greek  dramas  and  two  of  Shakespere’s  will  be  read. 
English  10. — The  development  of  English  fiction.  Reading  and  analysis  of 
three  or  more  works.  Themes. 

English  11.— Four  plays  of  Shakespere. 

FOREIGN  LANGUAGES 

Four  years  of  Latin  and  two  of  German  are  offered  to  those  desiring 
work  in  foreign  languages.  No  credit  will  be  given  for  less  than  one  year’s 
work  in  any  foreign  language. 


GEOGRAPHY 

Geography  1. — Physical  Geography.  Text,  laboratory  exercises  and  field 
work. 

Geography  2.— North  America  or  Eurasia.  A detailed  study  of  physiog- 
raphic regions.  Economic  and  historical  phases  will  be  emphasized. 
Geography  3.— Commercial  Geography.  A standard  text,  government  re- 
ports and  other  periodical  literature. 

HISTORY 

History  1.— Greece  and  the  Orient. 

History  2. — Rome. 

History  3. — Mediaeval  Europe. 

Prerequisite:  History  2 and  one  year  of  high  school  work  or  two  years 
of  high  school  work. 

History  4.— Modern  Europe  to  the  French  Revolution. 

Prerequisite:  History  3 or  three  years  of  high  school  work. 

History  5 —Modern  English,  1603-1903. 

Prerequisite:  History  4. 

History  6. — American  History. 

Prerequisite:  History  5 or  two  years  of  high  school  work. 

History  7.— Industrial  History  of  the  United  States. 

Prerequisite:  History  6 or  its  equivalent. 

History  8. — American  History. 

Prerequisite:  History  5 or  two  years  of  high  school  work. 

History  9.— History  of  Illinois.  The  history  of  Illinois  since  1775.  An  effort 
to  show  the  relation  of  events  in  the  state  to  events  in  the  nation  at 
large.  A large  part  of  the  reading  will  be  done  in  the  library.  Prac- 
tical work  in  connection  with  the  question,  what  to  do  with  Illinois  his- 
tory in  the  schools,  and  where  to  find  material. 

History  10.— Elementary  Economics.  Modern  theories  of  production,  trans- 
porfation,  rent,  exchange  and  money.  The  most  important  schools  of 
political  economy.  The  tariff  and  the  money  question  in  American 
history.  Banking.  Labor  organizations.  Combinations  of  capital.  The 
effect  of  monopolies  upon  prices.  Immigration  and  the  standard  of  living. 
Elective  in  grade  XII. 


Within  Walking  Distance 


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HOME  ECONOMICS 

Home  Economics  1.— Fundamental  principles  of  food  values,  food  preserva- 
tion, food  preparation;  and  serving. 

Prerequisites;  Elementary  Chemistry;  Botany;  Physiology. 

Home  Economics  2.— Textiles,  weaving,  sewing,  dress  making,  millinery, 
home  decoration,  etc. 

MANUAL  TRAINING 

Manual  Training  1.— Introductory  Course. 

Manual  Training  2 — To  follow  Course  1. 

Manual  Training  3.— Work  more  advanced  and  specialized  than  Course  2. 

Manual  Training  4.— Mechanical  Drawing.  Elective.  Geometrical  drawing 
and  projection  of  solids.  General  principles  underlying  work.  Appli- 
cations in  constructions  of  plans,  details  and  parts  of  projects  to  be  used 
in  shop  work.  Cabinet,  isometric  and  perspective  drawing  in  relation  to 
shop  work. 

Time  to  be  arranged  with  instructor. 

Manual  Training  5.— Bench  Work  in  Wood.  Elective.  Careful  training 
in  technical  processes.  Analysis  of  tool  action.  Care  of  tools.  Study 
of  properties  of  materials  used.  Planning  of  course  in  wood  work 
adapted  to  the  grammar  grade  students. 

Time  to  be  arranged  with  instructor. 

Mathematics 

Mathematics  1,  2,  3. — Algebra  through  Quadratics.  Emphasis  on  the  real 
meanings  of  algebraic  symbols  and  processes.  General  principles,  not 
details,  are  considered  the  serious  business  of  the  course. 

Mathematics  4. — Advanced  Algebra  beyond  Quadratics. 

Mathematics  5,  6,  7.— Plane  Geometry.  Attempts  to  help  pupils  develop 
some  real  insight  into  relations  of  form.  Power  to  penetrate  data, 
to  interpret  conditions,  to  explain  clearly  the  development  of  the  so- 
lution and  the  meanings  of  the  result,  are  counted  all  important. 

Mathematics  8.— Solid  Geometry. 

Mathematics  9.— Advanced  Arithmetic.  An  intensive  study  of  some  of  the 
quantitative  relations  that  are  involved  in,  and  interpret,  modern 
business  conditions.  The  emphasis  is  on  the  underlying  principles 
that  govern  and  facilitate  business  procedure,  and  on  the  vital  ele- 
ments that  must  be  reckoned  with  in  a business  deal,  rather  than  on 
the  collection  or  consideration  of  actual  data.  This  course  will  cen- 
ter around  stock,  bonds,  banking,  installments,  insurance,  taxes  and 
governmental  revenue,  farming,  transportation,  merchandising,  build- 
ing and  contracting,  small  business  enterprises,  etc. 

Mathematics  10. — Trigonometry. 

Elective.  The  functions,  their  simple  relations,  and  the  solution  of 
plane  triangles. 

Mathematics  11. — Coordinate  Geometry. 

Elective.  The  line,  the  circle,  and  the  conic  sections. 


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MUSIC 

Music  1.— Beginning  Music.  Ear  training;  development  of  feeling  for 
rhythm;  teaching  of  rote  songs  to  enable  students  to  carry  tunes;  creat- 
ing oral  melodies  to  fit  verses  appropriate  for  that  sort  of  treatment. 
Music  2. — A continuation  of  course  1.  Rhythm  drills;  tone  testing;  vocal- 
ization and  tone  placing;  rote  songs;  notation  of  familiar  rote  songs; 
oral  original  melody  constructions. 

Music  3.— A continuation  of  course  2.  Tone  placing;  sight  reading  of  one 
or  two-voice  exercises  and  songs;  melody  writing;  music  history  to  ac- 
company the  songs  studied;  music  history,  ancient. 

Music  4.— A continuation  of  course  3,  Open  also,  as  a preparation  for  music 
20  to  Normal  students  having  no  previous  definite  music  instruction. 
Ear  training;  rhythm  drills;  melody  construction,  oral  and  written; 
sight  reading  of  treble  and  bass  staff;  song  interpretation;  study  of 
song  writing;  music  history  of  song  and  song  writers;  mediaeval  music 
history  and  a careful  study  of  folk  songs:  elementary  history. 

PHYSICAL  EDUCATION 

Courses  throughout  the  year  will  be  available  in  such  number  and  vari- 
ety as  to  accommodate  all  students  electing  this  work.  Calisthenics,  gym- 
nastics, athletics,  out  of  door  games  and  sports  together  with  considerations 
of  hygiene,  will  all  receive  due  attention.  A minimum  amount  of  attention 
to  this  important  subject  is  expected  of  all  students  not  excused  for  cause. 


The  Auditorium  Staqk—^^ Twelfth  NighV' 


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PHYSICAL  SCIENCE 

Elementary  Science  1. — Elementary  Chemistry.  The  simpler  theories  of 
chemical  changes,  processes,  and  laws.  The  more  practical  problems 
of  chemistry  as  related  to  common  life  and  industry.  A foundation 
course  for  elementary  agriculture,  physiology,  physiography,  geology, 
physics  and  advanced  chemistry. 

Elementary  Science  2. —Elementary  Physics.  The  student  will  be  in  trod  uced 
to  many  important  laws  of  nature.  Also  a foundation  course. 

Physics  1. — Physics:  Mechanics  and  Heat.  Presented  with  laboratory 
work  as  in  stronger  four  year  high  schools. 

Physics  2. — Physics:  Electricity  and  Magnetism.  A continuation  of  Physics 
1,  using  the  same  text. 

Physics  3. — Sound  and  Light.  Laboratory. 

Chemistry  1.— Inorganic  chemistry,  with  laboratory  practice. 

Chemistry  2.— The  Chemistry  of  foods,  with  laboratory  practice. 


In  the  Manual  Training  Shop 


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NORMAL  SCHOOL  COURSES 
GRADE  XIII.— Junior  Class 


Autumn 

Education  20 
English  20 

Geography  20 
History  20 
Library  Economy 

Winter 

Education  21 
Geography  21 
Manual  Arts  20 
Manual  Arts  21 
Music  20 

Physical  Education 
Spring 

Education  22 

Geography  22 
Manual  Arts  22 
Manual  Arts  23 

Mathematics  20 


Psychology 

Language  and  Literature  in  the 
Grades 

Physical  Science  in  the  Grades 
History  in  the  Grades 


Principles  of  Teaching 
Geography  in  the  Grades 
Manual  Training  in  the  Grades 

Blackboard  Sketching 

Music  in  the  Grades 

Physical  Culture  in  the  Grades 

Observation  and  Practice  of 
Teaching 

Biological  Science  in  the  Grades 
Manual  Training  in  the  Grades 
Drawing  and  Modeling  in  the 

Grades 

Arithmetic  in  the  Grades 


GRADE  XIV.— Senior  Class 


Autumn 

Education  23 
Education  24 
Electives 
Manual  Arts  24 

Winter 

Education  24 
Education  23 
Electives 
English  21 
■Spring 

Education  25 
Education  26 
Elective 
English  22 
Theme* 


History  of  Education 

Teaching 2 credits 

1 or  2 

Home  Economics  in  the  Grades 


Teaching 2 credits 

History  of  Education 
1 or  2 

Dramatization;  Story  Telling 

School  Administration 
Sociology 
1 

Public  Speaking 


^Candidates  for  the  Normal  School  diploma  may  present  a Thesis  upon  an  approved  subject 
in  lieu  of  one  unit  of  work  in  the  Spring  quarter  of  the  senior  year,  provided  it  is  filed  previous 
to  the  close  of  the  Winter  quarter,  and  accepted  within  the  first  week  of  the  Spring  quarter. 


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GRADE  XV 

POST  GRADUATE  COURSES 

Special  Course  in  Manual  Training 

Prerequisite:  A Normal  school  diploma,  or  equivalent  preparation. 
One  year’s  work  required. 

Shop  work- -2  credits. 

Mechanical  Drawing— 2 credits. 

Turning  and  Pattern  work— one  credit. 

Printing — one  credit. 

Free-hand  Drawing  and  Clay  modeling — one  credit. 

Applied  design — one  credit. 

Domestic  science— one  credit. 

Teaching— 3 credits. 

A special  Diploma,  will  be  given  to  those  who  complete  this  course. 


Special  Course  for  Teachers  in  Household  Art. 


Open  to  Normal  School  graduates,  and  to  those  having  an  equivalent 
preparation. 

Autumn  Winter 


Teaching  (practice) 
Household  Management 
Teaching  of  Household  Arts 
Chemistry  of  Foods 
Textiles  and  Sewing 
Arts  and  Crafts 


Food  and  Dietetics 
Application  of  Heat 
to  Food  Principles 
Chemistry 

Principles  of  Drawing  and 
Design 

Spring 

Teaching 

Evolution  of  the  House 
House  Sanitation 
House  Decoration 
Bacteriology 
• Home  Nursing 

A Special  Diploma  will  be  given  to  those  who  complete  this  course. 


The^Long  Bripge  Loapep 


Fifth  Grade  Hot  Bed 


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Sequence  of  Studies  in  Country  School  Training  Class 

This  course  is  given  under  the  immediate  direction  of  a former  County 
Superintendent  of  Schools.  Much  of  the  teaching  is  done  by  the  more  ex- 
perienced members  of  the  faculty. 

Antu7nn  Winter 

Arithmetic 
Grammar 
History  U.  S. 

Household  Arts 
Book-Keeping 
Reading 

Spring 

Agriculture 
Civics 
Grammar 

History  U.  S.  & Illinois 
Music 

Orthography 
Penmanship 
Arithmetic  (Elective) 

For  detailed  outlines  of  work,  see  the  Illinois  State  Course  of  Study. 


Arithmetic 

Didactics 

Drawing 

Geography 

Manual  Arts 

Physiology 


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Synopsis  of  Normal  Courses 
Agriculture 

Elementary  Agriculture.  There  is  a growing  demand  each  year  by 
school  officers  for  teachers  who  are  prepared  to  teach  the  principles  of  agri- 
culture. This  course  is  based  largely  upon  the  state  course  of  study  and  it 
is  designed  to  prepare  students  who  are  planning  to  teach  in  the  country 
schools.  Some  elementary  text  is  used  which  is  illustrated  with  simple 
demonstrations  in  the  class  room.  Bulletins,  circulars,  and  reports  of  the 
experiment  stations  are  read  and  discussed.  Field  excursions  are  planned 
whenever  convenient.  A required  subject  in  the  Country  Teacher’s  Course 

Prerequisites:  none.  Given  in  the  Spring  quarter;  also  in  the  Summer 
term. 

Agriculture  20.— Advanced  Agriculture. 

This  course  is  offered  to  students  of  advanced  grade,  and  requires  from 
two  to  three  double  laboratory  periods  each  week;  recitations  alternate 
with  the  laboratory  work.  The  laboratory  work  provides  for  the  study  of 
the  physical  and  chemical  properties  of  the  soil;  soil  fertility  including 
fertilizers  and  the  manner  of  mixing  fertilizers  for  crop  production,  experi- 
mental practice  on  the  Soil  Experiment  Field  which  is  located  on  the 
campus;  methods  in  tillage  of  the  soil:  seeds  and  germination  tests;  germ- 
icides and  insecticides;  economic  insects;  propagation  of  plants;  moisture  im 
relation  to  soil  types  and  crop  requirements;  dairying  and  dairy  manufac- 
tures; poultry  and  farm  animals;  principles  in  plant  and  animal  breeding; 
feeding  and  mixing  rations;  and  farm  management,  etc.  Excursions  to 
fields  containing  growing  crops  including  visits  to  orchards  to  observe 
spraying  are  a part  of  the  course. 

References.  Bulletins,  circulars,  and  reports  of  the  government  and 
various  state  experiment  stations. 

Prerequisites.  One  year  each  of  physics,  chemistry,  and  biology.. 
Spring  quarter.  Elective.  One  credit. 

Education 

Education  20.~Psychology. 

A general  treatment  of  the  fundamental  questions  of  mental  life.  Spec- 
ial emphasis  is  placed  upon  those  essentially  connected  with  the  science 
and  art  of  teaching.  As  far  as  possible,  the  work  is  based  upon  concrete 
observations  of  children  and  adults  and  numerous  problems  are  taken  up 
for  solution  by  students  through  observations  and  experimentation.  One 
credit. 

Education  21. — Principles  of  Teaching. 

A study  of  the  application  of  psychological  principles  and  deductions  in 
the  learning  and  teaching  processes.  The  more  important  contributions  of 
child  study  examined  and  criticised.  Pedagogical  principles  deduced  and 
observed  in  practice  in  the  Training  School.  Observation  and  criticism  of 
plans  and  lessons.  Lessons  plans  written,  criticised  and  applied.  One  credit. 


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Education  22.— Class  Teaching^. 

Teaching-  in  the  Training^  School  is  of  two  types,  class  teaching  and 
room  teaching.  In  class  teaching,  the  student  is  responsible  for  one  full 
■credit  period  in  the  Training  School  for  at  least  one  term.  Such  teaching 
is  under  the  close  supervision  of  the  training  teacher  and  of  the  head  of  the 
department  whose  subject  is  taught.  In  all  cases,  courses  in  elementary 
psychology  and  the  principles  of  teaching  providing  extended  observation  in 
the  various  grades,  and  the  professional  study  of  the  subject  to  be  taught, 
are  required  as  a preparation  for  teaching,  unless  excuse  is  justified  by  pre- 
vious training  and  experience. 

Relative  to  the  teaching  work,  weekly  meetings  are  held  by  the  several 
training  teachers,  head  instructors,  or  director  of  the  Training  School  for 
criticism  and  discussion. 

Patrons’  day  is  observed  near  the  close  of  each  quarter.  Student 
teachers  are  expected  to  cooperate  fully  in  making  every  phase  of  the 
Training  School’s  work  of  the  highest  possible  efficiency.  One  credit. 

Education  23.— History  of  Education. 

Educational  systems  of  importance  in  the  evolution  of  educational  in- 
stitutions. Systems  studied  as  an  expression  of  ideals  of  life  and  culture. 
Especial  emphasis  upon  the  great  educators  and  upon  the  educational  re- 
form and  progress  of  the  last  century.  Present  systems,  conditions  and 
tendencies  examined  and  appraised.  The  aims,  principles  and  limits  of  ed- 
ucation examined  and  discussed.  The  leading  theories  and  doctrines  of  ed- 
ucation investigated.  Present  day  motives  and  values  discussed.  The  aims 
and  methods  of  the  elementary  school  especially  emphasized.  One  credit. 

Prerequisites;  Education  20  and  21. 

Education  24— Room  Teaching. 

During  the  first  or  second  quarter  of  the  senior  year  each  student  is 
given  entire  charge  of  a room  for  one-half  day.  Students  are  placed  as  ful- 
ly as  possible  upon  their  own  responsibility.  Such  supervision  is  given  as 
will  most  help  them  to  develop  independence,  self  reliance  and  initiative  in 
excellence  of  teaching  and  school  management.  Two  credits. 

While  one  term  of  class  teaching  and  one  of  room  teaching  are  ex- 
pected of  the  students  of  average  capacity,  the  criterion  is  ability  and  at- 
tainment rather  than  time  spent  in  the  work.  In  some  cases,  less  time 
might  be  required,  in  other  cases  more.  The  diploma  of  the  Normal  School 
will  not  be  granted  to  any  person  who  has  not  demonstrated  the  ability  to 
teach  successfully  in  one  or  more  grades  of  the  elementary  school. 

Education  25. — School  Administration. 

In  the  school  management  phase,  will  be  taken  up  questions  of  school 
hygiene,  school  organization,  programs,  grading  and  promotion,  examina- 
tion, discipline,  school  decoration,  the  teacher  and  the  community,  school 
records,  self  improvement,  etc.  Discussion,  reading  and  reports.  One  or 
more  visits  to  well  managed  schools  in  near-by  cities,  for  the  purpose  of  ob- 


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serving  management,  and  methods  of  teaching.  In  connection  with  this 
course  will  also  be  given  a careful  examination  of  The  “State”  course  of 
study  with  reference  both  to  its  content  and  the  use  to  be  made  of  it  in 
the  schools.  One  credit. 

Education  26.— Sociology. 

An  elementary  description  of  society.  An  examination  of  some  of  the 
principal  forms  of  social  organization.  A study  of  the  modes  of  thought, 
purposes,  and  virtues  that  make  society  possible.  A consideration  of  the 
benefits  that  society  confers  and  the  conduct  that  worthy  membership  in 
society  requires.  Tendencies  toward,  and  social  movements  for  social  bet- 
terment. Conditions  of  social  progress.  The  social  phases  of  education. 
Other  educational  forces  than  the  school.  How  these  forces  and  the  school 
may  reinforce  one  another.  An  attempt  to  show  to  what  extent  and  in 
what  sense  the  school  system  is  the  key  to  the  situation  in  American  civi- 
lization. One  credit. 

Education  27.—  Ihdactics. 

An  elementary  course  in  school  management  and  methods  of  teaching, 
for  young  students  who  must  do  some  teaching,  usually  in  the  country,  be- 
fore completing  the  academic  courses.  It  is  intended  primarily  for  students 
in  the  country  school  training  class,  but  may  be  taken  by  any  student  who 
holds  a county  teachers’  certificate.  The  situation  in  the  country  schools 
is  the  key  to  the  work  done. 

This  is  an  accommodation  course  and  cannot  be  credited  as  normal 
school  work.  This  course  will  always  be  given  by  a teacher  who  knows 
country  school  conditions  by  considerable  experience. 

Knglish. 

English  20.— Language  and  Literature  in  the  Grades. 

Some  of  the  problems  of  this  course  are:  The  relation  of  language  and 
thought;  verbal  memory  in  children’s  work;  formal  language  teaching;  in- 
fluences corrective  of  bad  habits  of  speech;  composition,  oral  and  written; 
the  need  of  literature  in  the  child’s  life;  the  problems  in  learning  to  read; 
Dramatization  in  grades  I to  IV;  elementary  school  reading  texts.  Elements 
constituting  a good  primary  reader.  The  place  of  phonics  in  learning  to 
read.  Various  methods  of  teaching  reading  investigated.  Uses  of  the  dic- 
tionary. These  are  to  be  worked  out  partly  by  study  of  the  best  literature 
on  the  subjects  and  partly  through  observation  in  the  Training  Schools. 

One  credit. 

English  21.— Language  Teaching  in  Grades  V to  VIII,  and  The  Art  of 
Story  Telling.  This  course  consists  of  two  parts: 

A.  Methods  of  teaching  language  in  Grades  V to  VIII,  including  gram- 
mar and  composition. 

B.  Story  telling  and  dramatization.  The  time  is  equally  divided  be- 
tween methods  in  primary  work  and  methods  for  the  grammar  grades. 
For  the  former,  the  work  is  based  upon  the  use  of  stories,  the  art  of  story 
telling,  and  dramatization.  For  the  latter,  special  emphasis  is  placed  upon 
the  following:  That  it  is  through  the  inspiration  of  real  literature  that  the 


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child’s  reading  becomes  direct  and  expressive;  that  the  child  feels  no  incentive 
to  good  reading  unless  his  interest  is  roused  by  recognizing  the  fact  that  litera- 
ture has  in  it  thought  and  feeling  or  pleasure;  and  that  the  chief  aim  is  to 
aid  the  pupil  without  confusing  him  with  mechanical  details,  to  grasp  the 
thought  and  feeling  of  the  whole  for  the  sake  of  re-expressing  it  orally  for 
its  own  pleasure  or  that  of  others.  Observation  in  the  Training  School 
throughout  the  course.  One  credit. 

English  22. — Reading  and  Public  Speaking. 

This  course  consists  of  work  in  oral  expression  and  public  speaking. 
The  study  is  based  upon  the  oral  interpretation  of  narrative  styles  of  litera- 
ture, master  piece  orations,  selections  from  the  Bible,  and  one  play  of 
Shakespeare.  Work  is  also  given  in  extemporaneous  speaking.  The  aim  of 
this  course  is  to  enable  the  students  to  express  before  others  in  a natural 
effective  way  their  own  thoughts,  and  to  interpret  orally  with  adequate  vo- 
cal expression  the  best  things  in  literature.  Numerous  texts  are  used. 

One  credit. 


Geography 

Geography  20. — Nature  Study  in  the  Grades. 

This  course,  together  with  Geography  22,  provides  one  term’s  work  in 
the  biological  and  physical  aspects  of  geography  usually  called  nature  study. 

A.  Physical.  Emphasis  upon  such  subjects  as  relate  physical  nature 
work  most  closely  to  geography.  A study  of  the  solar  system,  and  the  re- 
lation of  the  earth  to  the  same.  Such  facts  of  chemistry  as  will  aid  the 
student  in  studying  rocks,  minerals,  soils,  weathering,  oxidation,  and  allied 
subjects.  Review  of  the  simpler  facts  of  meteorology  and  methods  of  pre- 
senting these  in  the  various  grades. 

A discussion  of  physical  nature  work  for  the  different  grades  and  how 
the  subjects  selected  may  best  be  presented.  Laboratory  work  in  which 
students  will  have  practice  in  fitting  up  simple  experiments.  How  phases 
of  physical  nature  work  may  be  carried  on  with  a minimum  of  apparatus. 
Relation  of  physical  nature  study  to  the  industrial  and  commercial  world. 
Observation  and  discussion  of  nature  study  lessons  in  the  Training  School. 
An  investigation  of  nature  study  literature.  No  single  text  will  be  used 
but  a variety  of  reference  work  will  be  extensively  consulted. 

One-half  credit. 

Geography  21. — Geography  in  the  Grades. 

The  nature  and  content  of  geography.  Its  relation  to  other  sciences. 
Geographical  controls  and  responses.  The  human  element  in  geography. 
Geographical  influences  upon  industrial  and  political  history.  A considera- 
tion of  observational,  representative,  descriptive  and  rational  geography. 
Excursions  to  illustrate  the  value  of  field  work.  Maps  and  models  and 
their  uses.  Selection,  elaboration  and  organization  of  geographical  mate- 
rial. Course  of  study  for  the  elementary  school.  Discussion  and  develop- 
ment of  typical  subject  matter  units  and  individual  lesson  plans.  Obser- 
vation and  criticism  of  geography  lesson  in  the  Training  School. 

Prerequisite:  Geography  2 or  its  equivalent.  One  credit. 


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Geography  22. — A continuation  of  Geography  20. 

B.  Biological.  The  aims  of  nature  study  in  the  grades.  Distinctions 
between  the  view  point  of  the  scientist  and  that  of  the  educator  in  the 
study  of  animal  and  plant  life.  Motives  for  nature  studies— economic, 
scientific,  aesthetic,  moral,  spiritual.  Relation  of  life  forms  and  activities 
to  the  study  of  geography,  to  sciences,  and  to  the  life  interests  and  activi- 
ties of  today.  Collection  and  organization  of  data  and  materials.  Organ- 
ization of  materials  into  a sequence  suitable  for  the  several  grades.  Cor- 
relation of  biological  nature  studies.  Discussion  and  valuation  of  nature 
study  literature.  Observation  and  discussion  of  nature  study  lessons  in 
the  Training  School. 

Especial  attention  to  the  work  of  the  school  garden,  elementary  agricul- 
ture, and  other  phases  of  biological  work  so  abundant  in  the  spring  months. 
The  educational  view  point  will  constantly  be  kept  in  mind  and  a close  cor- 
relation between  the  work  of  this  class  and  the  nature  work  of  the  grades 
will  be  observed.  Excursions,  collections,  readings,  observations  and  reports. 

One-half  credit. 


History. 

History  20.  A— History  in  the  Grades. 

A.  History  in  the  Lower  Grades.  The  aim  and  purpose  of  history  in 
the  elementary  school.  A discussion  of  a logical  and  practical  course  of  study 
for  the  first  six  grades.  Selections  of  material  in  connection  with  the  course 
of  study.  How  to  judge  text  books.  Practice  in  adapting  historical  mate- 
rial for  use  in  the  various  grades.  Special  day  programs.  Correlation  of 
history  with  geography,  manual  activities,  and  literature.  Observation  and 
discussion  of  work  in  the  elementary  school. 

B— History  in  the  Upper  Grades. 

Instead  of  attempting  a survey  of  the  entire  field,  some  particular 
period  will  be  studied  intensively.  These  periods  will  not  be  the  same  but 
will  vary  from  year  to  year.  Each  student  will  be  required  to  become  familiar 
with  the  chief  primary  and  secondary  sources  of  information  for  the  period 
and  know  from  experience  how  to  work  out  an  historical  problem  in  the  lib- 
rary. Special  attention  will  be  given  to  the  questions  of  method  in  teach- 
ing and  in  study  for  the  seventh  and  eighth  grades.  Practical  problems  in 
the  selection  and  organization  of  material,  planning  lesson  units,  and  judg- 
ing text  books.  Civics  in  the  elementary  school.  Observation  of  work  in 
the  grades  in  connection  with  the  discussion  of  plans  for  particular  lesson 
units.  One  credit. 

History  21.— Elementary  Economics.  Elective. 

Modern  theories  of  production,  transportation,  rent,  exchange  and 
money.  The  most  important  schools  of  political  economy.  The  tariff  and 
the  money  question  in  American  history.  Banking.  Labor  organizations. 
Combinations  of  capital.  The  effect  of  monopolies  upon  prices.  Immigra- 
tion and  the  standard  of  living.  Place  of  economics  in  the  public  school. 

One  credit. 


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History  22.— Government  of  the  United  States. 

The  complexity  of  the  conditions  of  American  political  life.  The  indi- 
vidual citizen,  his  rights  and  duties.  Immigration,  its  problems  and  how 
it  effects  local  government  and  school  problems.  Naturalization.  The  po- 
litical party  and  its  methods.  Manner  of  conducting  elections.  Methods 
of  legislation.  The  executive  departments  and  their  work.  Foreign  rela- 
tions and  treaties.  The  judiciary  and  how  it  declares  laws  unconstitutional. 
City  governments  and  their  peculiar  problems.  Importance  of  local  govern- 
ment. Our  territorial  problems  and  the  way  we  are  solving  them.  The 
position  of  civics  in  the  school  course.  Elective.  One  credit. 

Library  Economy 

Library  Economy  20.— 

Instruction  in  the  organization,  care,  and  use  of  libraries  with  pro- 
blems based  on  the  Western  Illinois  State  Normal  School  library  and 
suggestions  for  the  adaptations  of  methods  to  school  room  libraries. 

One-half  credit. 

Manual  Arts 

Manual  Arts  20.— Manual  Training  in  the  Grades. 

This  course  embraces  a study  of  the  history  and  development  of  the 
subject.  Relation  to  other  subjects.  Relation  to  the  great  trades  and  in- 
dustries to  which  this  work  introduces  the  pupil.  Fundamental  principles. 
Study  of  adaptation  to  grade  and  method  of  presentation.  A close  study 
of  materials  and  tools  with  view  of  adaptation  to  elementary  school.  Plan- 
ning equipment  to  meet  conditions.  Observation  and  discussion  of  lessons, 
in  the  Training  School.  One-half  credit. 

Manual  Arts  21. — Blackboard  Drawing. 

Blackboard  drawing  as  an  added  source  of  power  to  the  teacher  in  the 
expression  and  clarification  of  ideas.  Illustrations  of  simple  stories.  Rep- 
resentations of  buildings;  furniture;  plants;  fruits;  animals,  at  rest  and  in 
action;  human  activities;  landscape;  simple  pieces  of  machinery,  apparatus; 
etc.  Chalk  modeling.  Adaptations  of  blackboard  drawing,  to  needs  of  the 
several  grades.  Teaching  children  to  make  blackboard  drawings.  Values 
and  limitations  of  blackboard  drawing  from  an  educational  standpoint. 
Observation  of  work  in  the  Training  School.  One-half  credit. 

Manual  Arts  22.— A continuation  of  Manual  Arts  20.  One-half  credit. 

Manual  Arts  23.— Drawing  and  Modeling  in  the  Grades. 

Aims  and  purposes  of  drawing  and  modeling  in  the  elementary  school. 
Distinction  between  the  viewpoint  of  the  educator  and  of  the  artist.  Re- 
lation to  other  subjects.  Drawing  and  modeling  forms  of  expression  com- 
parable with  English  and  music.  Varieties  of  media  usable  in  the  elemen- 
tary school— crayon,  pencil,  charcoal,  ink,  water  colors,  clay,  etc.  Methods 
and  principles  of  using  each  in  the  grades.  Appropriate  materials  and 
motive  for  each  of  the  grades.  Development  of  the  art  sense  in  children. 
Degree  of  excellence  to  be  expected  of  children.  Cultivation  of  cre- 
ative power  in  the  child.  Cultivation  of  appreciation.  The  place  and 


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method  of  picture  study  in  the  elementary  school.  Selection  of  a 
g^raded  sequence  of  masterpieces  for  picture  study.  Place  and  method 
of  biographical  studies  of  the  masters  in  art.  Uses  of  masterpieces  in 
studying  the  principles  of  drawing.  Typical  lesson  units  and  plans  for  the 
various  grades.  Observation  and  discussion  of  lessons  in  the  Training  School. 

One-half  credit. 

Manual  Arts  24.— Home  Economics  in  the  grades. 

Aims  and  purposes  of  this  work  in  the  elementary  school.  Relation  to 
the  technical  trades,  industries  and  activities  to  which  it  introduces  the 
student.  Motives  controling  the  selection  of  material  and  character  of  the 
work.  Relation  to  the  other  subjects  of  study.  Developmentof  a selection 
and  sequence  of  material  adap:ed  to  the  several  grades  with  methods  of 
presentation.  Planning  of  the  work  with  a minimum  of  equipment.  Means 
and  methods  of  introducing  this  work  where  it  does  not  now  exist.  Re- 
lation of  the  subject  to  industries  on  the  one  hand  and  to  arts  on  the  other. 
Typical  phases  of  work  suitable  for  the  grades  developed  in  the  laboratory 
and  work  rooms.  Observation  and  discussion  of  work  in  the  Training 
School.  Prerequisite,  Home  Economices  1 or  2. 

One  credit. 


Mathematics 

Mathematics  20. — Arithmetic  in  the  Grades. 

The  origin  and  meaning  of  number  and  its  development  in  the  race  and 
child  experience.  The  essential  processes  in  number  relations  and  their 
relative  importance.  Interpretations  and  meaning  of  certain  general 
“rules”.  A rational  course  of  study  based  on  the  child’s  experiences  and 
needs.  Discussion  of  present  topics  and  methods.  Criticism  of  present 
“examples”.  Criticism  of  texts.  Study  of  typical  good  examples  with 
riteria  for  judging.  Observation  and  discussion  of  lessons,  in  the  Training 
School. 

Prerequisite:  Mathematics  9,  and  at  least  one  year  each  of  Algebra 
and  Geometry.  One  credit 

Music 


Music  20.— Music  in  the  Grades. 

Aims  and  purpose  of  music  in  the  elementary  schools.  Music  a form 
of  expression  comparable  to  literature  and  art.  Advanced  theory  and 
elementary  harmony.  Care  and  development  of  the  child’s  voice.  Study 
of  music  form  and  composition.  Composition  by  children.  Cultivation  of 
creative  power  in  children.  Cultivation  of  musical  appreciation.  Methods 
of  teaching  public  school  music.  Graded  selection  of  music  for  children. 
The  place  of  the  history  of  music  in  the  elementary  school.  Observation, 
teaching  and  discussion  of  lessons  in  music  in  the  Training  School.  The 
course  of  study  in  music  for  the  elementary  school. 

Prerequisite:  Music  4 or  its  equivalent.  One-half  credit. 

Music  21.— Music  in  the  Grades. 

A continuation  of  Music  20. 


One-half  credit. 


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Physical  Education 

Physical  Education  20.— Theory  and  Practice. 

Theory:— Measurements  and  tabulation  of  bodily  defects. 

History  of  gymnastics.  Their  relation  to  and  effect  on  the  work  done 
in  the  class  room. 

Methods:— Educational  play  and  its  value. 

Corrective  and  remedial  exercises. 

Anatomy,  physiology  and  hygiene  in  a practical  way  in  connection 
with  use  and  adaptation  of  all  exercises.  Systematic  instruction  in  the 
means  for  keeping  the  body  in  health,  for  maintaining  normal,  progres- 
sive .growth  and  development,  for  securing  grace  in  posture,  carriage  and 
action,  and  for  developing  a disposition  to  enter,  with  pleasure  and  profit, 
the  various  recreations  so  necessary  in  any  phase  of  a successful  life.  There 
will  be  discussed  the  value  and  place  of  adequate  periods  of  rest,  of  games, 
gymnastics,  calisthenics,  and  out-door  exercises  and  athletics,  in  the  ele- 
mentary school.  Adequate  attention  will  also  be  given  to  questions  of  gen- 
eral and  personal  hygiene,— dietetics,  cleanliness,  care  of  teeth  and  skin, 
fatigue,  sleep,  protection  against  contagion,  treatment  for  accidental 
mutilations,  and  other  items  necessary  to  the  care  and  preservation  of  a 
healthy  body. 

Supplementary  reading.  See  list  in  Bulletin  No.  5,  Appendix,  page 
129. 

Practice:— Marching. 

Class  formations. 

Military  drill. 

Swedish  and  German  free  hand  work. 

Rhythm  work  and  fancy  steps. 

Light  apparatus  work:— clubs,  bells,  wands,  balls,  etc. 

Heavy  apparatus  work:— horizontal  bar,  rings,  stall,  bars,  etc. 

Pyramid  building  and  mat  work:— boys. 

Adaptation  of  exercises  and  games  to  the  school  room. 

All  work  classified  as  to  use  in  primary  and  grammar  grades. 

Out-door  Athletics— Field  and  track  work,  golf,  tennis,  archery,  baseball. 

One  credit. 

One-half  credit  required. 


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Electives 

The  following  electives  will  regularly  be  offered  in  the  quarters  named: 
Autumn 

* Biology— Principles  of.  See  Biology  4. 

Civics— Advanced.  See  History  22. 

* Mechanical  Drawing. 

Winter 

* Economics.  See  History  10  or  21. 

* Mechanical  Drawing. 

Physiography,  Advanced. 

Trigonometry. 

Spring 

Agriculture.  See  Agriculture  20. 

College  Algebra. 

English  23.  Studies  from  Browning,  Morris,  Buskin,  Tennyson. 
Teaching.  By  special  arrangement;  in  upper  grades.  (IX  and  X.) 

*Open  also  to  students  in  Grade  XII. 


A Class  in  Cooking 


At  the  Tennis  Court 


The  Grand  Stand 


At  the  Junior 


Third  Grade  at  Pottery 


The  Cast  in  the  Story  of  Ulysses 


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